Claudette-Jean Girard
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Family Law
1380 Main Street, Suite 302, Springfield, MA 01103
About Claudette-Jean Girard
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 2001J.D.
- Elms College, Chicopee, Massachusetts, 1996B.A.
- Major: Psychology
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Federation for Children with Special NeedsAdvocate/Parent Consultant Certificate
Classes and Seminars
- Hampden County Bar Association Children's Law Project Training
- IEP Development, Speech & Language Developmental Center
- Palmer Parent Advisory Council
- Elms College Homecoming Weekend 2008
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (“AFCC”) Fall Symposium, regarding “Pesky Third Parties”, - October 9, 2014
- Children and Family Law (“CAFL”) Training, Regarding Representation of a Parent in a Contested Guardianship Case Before the Probate and Family Court, - June 2, 2015
- AFCC Annual Conference, on Children with Special Needs: Challenges for Families and the Family Court. Attorney Girard lectured on the topic of Guardian Ad Litem investigations with Special Needs Children, - April 1, 2016
- Basic Rights for Parents in the IEP Process, Palmer Public Schools, hosted by Parent Advisory Counsel
- Basic Rights for Parents in the IEP Process, East Longmeadow Public Schools, hosted by Parent Advisory Counsel
- Grandparents raising grandchildren 11/19/2019
- Procedural Aspects of adoption and divorce 3/26/2021
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2002
- Connecticut, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association (Family Law Section)
- Hampden County Bar Association
- Hampshire County Bar Association
- AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) Massachusetts Chapter, 2017 - 2020 (Board Member)
- Behavioral Health Network Human Rights Committee (Board Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Kappa Gamma Pi
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 0.2 mile away
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